Liner and tap ring for steel barrels



Feb. 1, 1949. KOPPEL 2,460,756

" LINER AND TAP R'ING FOR STEEL BARRELS Filed Aug. 22, 1945 fnverzi or Koppel Patented Feb. 1, 1949 7 MN ERAND TAP RING FR= s renenefits v Ernst Rl-lfioppel; fihieago m assignor Borg- Warner Corporation, Chicago, 111., a c'oriioration of Illinois Application August 22, 1945; S'erialNdZ 611,977

This invention relates tb metal barrels and 1 has SpeCiEfl' reference to a; sheet steel ba rrelhaving a stainless steel liner and a; stainless steel t-ap more fitting. l I It is one oi the principal object's" ofthis-inventioi ito simplify the construction of steel barrels, such as centem mteciherem, end'to 'inipr dve the eifici'ericy' and dependabilityof such barrels.

Another pr'mciearobject resides in a nove1 a3rr'airi'g'e'm'efit'whieiri the tap holefitti'ng is' secure- 13 assembled With and eifieliord to the bafrel shell} preferably by Welding" 3; Ifi-nfie'r' which prevents damage to the parts a'ri'd' resents" an outside seam;

A- thither" principal object is-' t0 cb'ijistrhot a steel" heir-rel Witha stainless steel liner in a menn' r'wnich efie'cts ei n mch sthrclier as'seniblfi than stainless" steel barrels heretofore prdduo'edl In this conheet'io'rithe barrelshell" is'cdmbr'i's'ed of a? pluralityof sections united'by Welding; th' ailrangement being such that the relatively thin liner is' fiot n'otieeebljf afic'te'd by the W'eIdir'i'gopeiatiofi which joins the she1Ls'ection's;

Still another object res'idesiiifir'ovidiiig'a-liner of st-ainless'steel for a sheet steelba'r relwherein the ihteiibi" of' the terrer resems a'ii appraise niaitely continuous-smooth inner surfapewhich is unbroken by outwardly Bfilge'd p'ock ets, Wlfih form deep recesses or the like which" render the cleansing of thelia'rrel a difii'ciilt' and uncertain operation; As a rsiilt' this asl'sfiihly iii'bdiic'esa barrel of ahighlysanitary char'ab'ter.

Also" it is an" object heredfto provide a lined sheet steel barrel wherein the liner contents to the inner e'orit'o ur" of the shell siihs'tintially throughout the superficial area of the' interior surface' ofi the shell; wherebitheiiner 'has "al'c'ohtinuous unbroken suriaoeahd is e'fIectiVeIy 'snp ported byf'th'e" sheillwit'hout extraneous'*"device'sl Still another object is to pio'vi de' a ch1'me"ai"- rangemeiit for a" stainless steel lined metal ba'rrel wheieinthe chime" ringsere ma'd'e separate from thebarrel shell; thereby eliminating the neceslsityof forming" the' chimes 'inte'grlly with the shel-lz Primib arr'el's on which the'chimes are formed integral with the shell have 'b'eenfouiid objectionable because'of the fact thatg in order to shape the chimes, offset pockets" or recesses are formed in'the' shell outside 'th'e liner and as a' result the liner is unsupported arc rbs's" the mouths of thepdckets':

It is ailsoen object to provides 's'teeI'ha,rrel with" 9f holefittingi formed of stainless-steel,

scopic' type of joint is effected betweeh thefit ting: and=- the s-hellawhereby thefitting may :be

pressedinto-the'tap'hole to-seeure a, snug'fit be- 7 tweenthe parts; i

Anotherl objeetis to" provide a stainless steel linedpmetal'barrel; the shell of which comprises twoor more suitably shaped sections; with the approximate margins telescopedend u'nitedbye welded seem; This arrangement :a'llows slight endwise variations for assembling the shell sec tions' in encompassing relationto the liner to secure a; surface conttet-fitof' the liner in the shell; Alsothere is a-slight clearance" between the jointdfthe shell sections and the" liner to prevent heatitrahsfer during" welding the joint. The above mentionedan'dother :aimsor' ad'- van'tages' of the present invention will be appar ent to persons skillediin the artafter' the'inipr'ovements donteihplatedherein are understood from the within description taken" in connection with the-eccombani'rin'g drawing: which forms a pa'rthereohin which:

' Fig; 1- shows the imPiOVed baLrrel izi eievsti n with pertions thereof in broken sway section.

Fig} 2' is an enlarged fra'g'i nerit'al 's'ecti'o'ri show ing details of the' ta'lihole fitting ai'sseifiblfi'n'iith thebarrel'headand liner.

Fig.3 ise, sectional view similar to Fig i 2'showirlg the'ma'nn'er of assembling a tap" holefittiri'g on the beirre'l whenth'e lh'ier'is omitted; 1

The" drawings; are to be understood as'beifig more or less of a, schemeticflcharecterfoi'th purpose" of disclosing" a) tyfiioal of preferred rprin of; the mproved metal Barrel assenibliy eor'it'er'nf pla'ted herein"; y The'body or shell of this barrel is of an all metartype or 'pief'a bricet'ed sheetsteel eenstr'uc tiq'n aTri'd' campnse'e tw'o siminny shaped sections leans ll-' Th'e's'eshell sectionsajre" of relatively deep bowl-shape, the rims or margins qfwhieh hev'eradiaflly ofiset phrtions lD'iiand Na} respectively; extending ciregm'zerentiany around the resbetivesectiorisl' The shape and dimensions of'bfiietp'd'rtioris mend Ha are such that the ri'rii of one =seotiofi may he telesbhped' on the of the" other section and then weld'cftogetherto assembie thewompiete :b'etrfel shell; This errangement permits of slight" Variations when assembl'ing thef shell sections I0 and H over the liner with which" the barrel may provided, as Wfll-latenap'pea'fl Theresa's I2 ofthe'barrel are of shallow dame sharie atid a-tythe unctions where th'e dbrries mt the side wens-of he she-1i there re terminal" rgjiis it'hgviiig ai segnien'tfal or stone e cross-see} tiofi'i 'A'cfiac'ent' these teriiiiii-slregions" IS, the

and welded together at 3|.

barrel shells have 'abutments I 4 which are made The purpose of this corner or terand dependable manner of quickly assembling thefchimes on the barrel. The usual bung-hole fitting I5 is inserted'in an aperture" located centrally in the barrel, said fit ting being anchored to the margin of the bunghole in any suitable manner, preferably by a leak-proof welded seam. Sheet metal bilge hoops I' BV having U-section with lateral wings I-Lembracing the mid-region of the shell. are welded on the exterior thereof to constitute-the rolling tracks or rings of the barrel."

The chimes I8 at the ends of the barrel are made ofseparate blanks or-stripsof steeliwhich are anchored to the barrel in a novel and effec-', tive manner which avoids the formation'ofp'ockets in the shell'and the-"use of reinforcement in- 'cident 'thereto in eith'er a lined or unlined bar- T rel, "Theconstruction 'andarrangement of these chimes are such that they effectively reinforce {and support the ends of the barrel, and they provide -handgri'ps by which the barrel may be liftred. 'Eachchime I8 is an annulus of L-shape cross section having a radiallyinwardly extending. flan e; .I 9, and an axially extending attaching flange-" which is, inefiect', acontinuation ofthe-barr'el contour. Flanges 19 and 20 are retions- Na and -2ea, respectively, and the inner margin of radial flange l9 has'a rolled b'ead 2| as 7 shown in Fig; 1. Chime flange 20 also h'as a segmentally-or arcuately formed region or annular xoutwardly curved embossment 22 extending alongits margin,v the inner surface of which fits the; curved corner or terminal region l3-of the barrel towhich itis united by'welding. As-seen, themargin of emboss'rnent22 abuts shoulder I 4 on the shell, and when the chimes are assembled onithe: shell theyjare preferably-t. anchored to the shellby-a welding operation which may be per-' .formedatthe sametimejthehoop l 6 is welded in position sso-that-v both Operation are. performed on one machine, thus reducing timeand labor.

.Thev tap fitting-23 'isipr'eferably made from stainless steel and isshown as comprising the axial tubular stub 24 terminating at its inner end with an; annular flange '25 on which there is a j shoulder :26; The central region of the barrel .head has an inturnedaxially extending cylindrical portion 21 terminatin in a lateral flange 28 arranged radially to the shoulder 26 of the fitting 23 andtowhich it is anchored by an outside weld in the manner-"hereinafter described; 'Conceivably, other types of fittings, allowing 'for difie entclosures, could beattached ina similar manner. t I

The liner is made-of stainless steel; herein shown .in two'sections, 29 and 30 having-substantially the. same, dimensions and general,

' shapes. It will be appreciated the linermay comprise two shallower end sections and a circular center section united by welding 'I'he'liner sections as herein shown are of relatively deep bowl-shapewith their'proximate edges abutting The outer contour of'the' assembledliner conforms in practically all respects to the inside contour of the barrel shell orbody, and itsrinner surface has a smooth contour which facilitatestthe cleansing of the barrel and insures asanitary-condition.=rAt the offset portions llla andJla-of the barrel shell the liner ha's aslight clearance 32 betweenit minates inwardly in an L-shape flange 34 having a cylindrical. shape and axially disposed with respect to the tap fitting 23. In assembling the liner flange 34 with theifittinggthe flange of the fitting is pushed into the cylindrical portion 34 in a telescopic manner so that the lateral or radial lip of liner flange 34 is interposed between the shoulder 26 and the flange 28 of the head.

When" thus assembled the fitting 23 and head flange 28 together with. the liner lip are permanently assembled, the fitting? 23 andhead flange 1 2B. together-with the liner lip are permanently -.an-chored :by means of an outside weld -35;

' inforced by aiplurality of channelsor indenta- By reason of the improved assembly ,for mounting the tap fitting 123 in the head of abarrel havin astainless steel liner, the outer end of tap stub 24' isbeneath the highestportion of the head I 2 and this high portion of the head is, in turn; back of or beneath the plane of chime flange 19. Thus the head and-the stainless'steel tap fitting are effectivelyprotected by the chime when the barrel is up-ended and standing in an upright position on a chime, and damage to the fitting and the thin liner at the head of the barrel is1 prevented. Alsoiit will-be apparent that the .outside weld 35 which unites the fitting to the barrelheadis' protected against damage and, in the event a leak occursnit will immediately be observed and may be readily repaired ,merely by renewing the weld 35 without removing the fitting.

conceivably, the same arrangement for mounting of the tap fitting 23' may be usedin an unlined barrel as shown in Fig. 3. The domed head I2 of'the barrel shell has a depressed region 36 corresponding with the depressed region 33 of the-liner 29 (Fig.2). The central regio-nof depression 36 has an opening which provides the tap hole, and surrounding this hole the shellhas an annular flange' of L-section. Upstanding cylindrical portions! of this flange contacts the edge of fitting flange 2B, and the radial portion '38 overlies the shouldered edge of said flange 26.

An annular bracket 39, which provides rigid reinforcement forthe assembly, comprises a metal stampin of inverted dish-shape cross section arranged in overlying relationship to the depressed region 36 of the barrel'head to. which it isweldedasyat 40.: The-inner margin of an nular bracketSQ-has a cylindrical axial flange 4,! projecting into depressed region fli-of the shell head and terminating ina radial flange 42 overhanging flange IQ of. the chime is in a positionbeyond the plane of the tap fitting assem bly so thatit affords good protection for the fitting when thebarrel is up-endedand standing on the chime;

The improved "arrangements disclosed herein eliminates the objectionable pockets hereinbefore mentioned, and it effects a substantial reduction in the cost of manufacture. Furthermore, a continuous smooth interior surface is presented throughout superficial area of the barrel interior. Any small offset regions which may appear in the drawings are very shallow and are approximately no greater than the thickness of the metal from which the shell is fabricated. During the fabrication of the barrel the liner sections preformed to the inner contour of the shells are welded together, and then the shell sections, with the chimes and hoops welded in place, are fitted around the complete liner in close contact thereto. Thereafter, the shell sections are welded together in the manner hereinbefore explained. All this is done without injury to the thin stainless steel of which the liner is made.

While the invention has been disclosed in a typical or preferred embodiment thereof, it will be apparent to persons skilled in the art, after understanding the invention, that changes or modifications thereof may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is aimed in the appended claims to cover all such changes or modifications.

I claim:

1. A barrel formed of sheet metal comprising a hollow shell; heads integral with said shell for closing the ends thereof; an inwardly dished depression in one of said heads having a tap aperture; a tap fitting having a tubular stub protruding through said aperture, said fitting having a flange the outer face of which is engaged with the margin of the head surrounding said aperture; a sheet metal annular bracket surrounding said fitting and anchored at its radially outer region to said head, the radial inner region of said bracket being superposed on the region of the head which engages the fitting flange; and an outside weld anchoring said superposed regions of the head and bracket to the fitting flange.

2. A barrel formed of sheet metal comprising a hollow shell; heads integral with said shell for closing the ends thereof; a tap aperture in one of said heads; a tap fitting having a tubular stub protruding through said aperture and having a flange the outer face of which is engaged with the margin of the head surrounding said aperture; a sheet metal annular bracket surrounding said fitting and anchored at its ,radially outer region to the outer face of said head, the radial inner region of said bracket being superposed on the region of the head which engages the fitting flange; and an outside weld anchoring said superposed regions of the head and bracket to the fitting flange.

3. A barrel formed of sheet metal comprising a hollow shell; heads integral with said shell for closing the ends thereof; an inwardly dished depressed region in one of said heads having a centrally arranged opening, said depressed portion having an inwardly extended L-shape portion at the rim of said opening; a flanged tap fitting protruding through said opening with the lateral member of said L-shape portion overlying the flange of said fitting; and an outwardly dished annular bracket of sheet metal arranged with its radially outer margin overlying and welded to a region of said head that is radially outward from said depressed portion, said bracket having a radially inner portion which engages the L-shape portion of said head and is welded thereto by an outside seam.

4. A barrel formed of sheet metal comprising a hollow shell; heads integral with said shell for closing the ends thereof; an inwardly dished depressed region in one of said heads having a centrally arranged opening, said depressed portion having an inwardly extended L-shape portion at the rim of said opening; a flanged tap fitting protruding through said opening with the lateral member of said L-shape portion overlying the flange of said fitting; and an outwardly dished annular bracket of sheet metal arranged with its radially outer margin overlying and welded to a region of said head that is spaced from said fitting, said bracket having an L-shape flange at its radially inner margin, which flange extends to and is united to the L-shape portion of said head by an outside weld.

5. In a seamless barrel formed of sheet metal defining a hollow shell, the combination of a head integral with said shell for closing the top end thereof, said head having an inwardly dished depressed region having a centrally arranged opening, said depressed portion having an inwardly extended L-shape portion at the rim of said opening, a flanged tap fitting protruding through said opening with the lateral member of said L-shape portion overlying the flange of said fitting, and an outwardly dished-annular bracket of sheet metal related to said head, said bracket having a radially inner portion which engages the L-shape portion of said head and is welded thereto by a single seam disposed outside of said barrel.

6. In a seamless barrel formed of sheet metal defining a hollow shell and having heads integral with said shell for closing the ends thereof, the combination of an inwardly dished depressed region in one of said heads having a centrally arranged opening, said depressed portion having an inwardly extended L-shape portion at the rim of said opening, of a flanged tap fitting protruding through said opening with the lateral member of said L-shape portion overlying the flange of said fitting; and of an outwardly dished annular bracket of sheet metal related to said head, said bracket having an L-shape flange at its radially inner margin, which flange extends to and is united to the L-shape portion of said head by a weld disposed outside of said barrel.

ERNST R. KOPPEL.

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